by a | Nov 18, 2010 | News
“[Massacre at Mountain Meadows] may represent a definitive treatment. . . . [It]s narrative is gripping.”
by a | Nov 8, 2010 | News
“The authors have compiled a staggering amount of research, some of which has never been seen before, and present a more thorough and detailed history of Mountain Meadows than has ever been written. . . . This meticulously researched book is an important...
by a | Nov 8, 2010 | News
“On 11 September 1857 a group of Mormon militia men massacred 120 men, women, and children at Mountain Meadows on the wagon route to California through southern Utah. . . . Massacre at Mountain Meadows tells of the grim outcome without flinching and without...
by a | Jan 20, 2010 | News
“Massacre at Mountain Meadows deserves to be the standard account of the massacre for both LDS and non-LDS researchers and readers, updating Juanita Brooks’s fine but now outdated The Mountain Meadows Massacre . . . and surpassing other recent treatments . . . Walker,...
by a | Jan 19, 2010 | News
“A comprehensive analysis that places the complex event in the midst of such broader historical constructs as the persistence of violence in antebellum America, the liabilities of the militia tradition, and the nature of mass killings in general. . . . The narrative...
by a | Jan 4, 2010 | News
After five hardback printings and a book club edition, Massacre at Mountain Meadows is now also available as an audio book that can be downloaded from Audible.com. For more information, click here.
by a | Oct 27, 2009 | News
At a Westerners International breakfast held during the Western History Association’s annual conference on October 10, 2009, in Denver, Colorado, Massacre at Mountain Meadows received the “Co-Founders Best Book Award: First Place for Best Non-Fiction Book...
by a | Oct 12, 2009 | News
“Massacre at Mountain Meadows is arguably the most professional, transparent account of a controversial event in Mormon history produced under church auspices. The work may well mark a major turning point in Latter-day Saint historiography. . . . The deftly and...
by a | Aug 8, 2009 | News
“A fascinating study about one of the most controversial events of western history . . . When confronted with disputed or contradictory evidence, the authors deal with it judiciously and fairly. The thoroughness of their research is most impressive . . ....
by a | Jun 25, 2009 | News
“Using new archival research, Walker, Turley, and Leonard strive to accurately represent the historical context surrounding the [Mountain Meadows Massacre]. . . . The book is a must-read for scholars of the Mountain Meadows Massacre and LDS history.” Read more...
by a | Jun 25, 2009 | News
“A long-awaited book on the infamous Mountain Meadows Massacre has received the Best Book Award from the Mormon History Association at its 44th annual conference” in Springfield, Illinois. “The book has been heralded as the most thorough treatment to date of the 1857...
by a | Jun 25, 2009 | News
The Christian Century magazine of May 5, 2009, has an article titled “Best Sellers” that names top religion titles by publisher. Oxford University Press lists Massacre at Mountain Meadows as its number one bestseller in this field.
by a | Jun 24, 2009 | News
“Ronald W. Walker, Richard E. Turley, Jr., and Glen M. Leonard have produced the most complete, thoughtful, and balanced account of the murders to date. Their painstaking research has allowed them to piece together a timeline of events and a multitude of...
by a | Jan 9, 2009 | News
“Coauthors Walker, Richard E. Turley, and Glen M. Leonard provide the richest account yet of the darkest chapter in Mormon history: the massacre of a wagon train of California-bound immigrants passing through Utah in 1857. Essential for western-history collections.”...
by a | Jan 9, 2009 | News
“Local booksellers Ken Sanders and Catherine Weller agree that one of the biggest Utah releases of 2008 was the . . . long-anticipated account of the tragic 1857 slaughter of more than 120 men, women and children, Massacre at Mountain Meadows, … ‘In...
by a | Jan 9, 2009 | News
“Massacre at Mountain Meadows (Oxford University Press) is . . . a compelling and dramatic piece of historiography.” Read more here.
by a | Dec 3, 2008 | News
“Anxious booksellers were calling Oxford University Press every other day asking when they could get more copies of the book ‘Massacre at Mountain Meadows.’ . . . ‘We couldn’t print them fast enough,’ said Susan Fensten, a publicist...
by a | Dec 3, 2008 | News
“Some seven-plus years in the making, and drawing upon the full resources of the LDS Church (including access to the First Presidency’s Archives), Massacre offers a straightforward, spartan narrative couched in nuanced language more focused on explaining...
by a | Nov 6, 2008 | News
Seagull Book, 10714 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, California, 2:00-4:00 p.m., November 8, 2008.
by a | Nov 6, 2008 | News
Barnes & Noble, Fashion Island Mall, 401 Newport Center Drive, Suite A215, Newport Beach, California, 10:00 a.m.-noon, November 8, 2008.
by a | Sep 22, 2008 | News
“Only recently has anything approaching a comprehensive account of the massacre become possible. But no one has done a more thorough, even-handed job of reconstructing the killing and the complex events that surrounded it than Ronald W. Walker, Richard E. Turley Jr....
by a | Sep 19, 2008 | News
“BYU television interview at Mountain Meadows to air Sept. 24.” Read more here.
by a | Sep 18, 2008 | News
Dave Wood, past vice-president of the National Book Critics Circle, writes: “My wishes were recently fulfilled with a new book, ‘Massacre at Mountain Meadows,’ by Ronald W. Walker, Richard E. Turley and Glen M. Leonard . . . It’s a shocking story,...
by a | Sep 12, 2008 | News
Barnes & Noble, 1720 East Red Cliffs Drive, St. George, Utah, 6:00-9:00 p.m., September 17, 2008.
by a | Sep 12, 2008 | News
“The pain of the Mountain Meadows Massacre continues to echo across time. It still affects members of the LDS Church, descendants and relatives of the victims, and others. The authors hope their book can provide ‘catharsis’ — a release of deep, emotional healing.”...